Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00478
Plagithmysus perrottetiae
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About Plagithmysus perrottetiae
Plagithmysus perrottetiae is linked with Perrottetia in the published Kauaʻi host index.
Natural history and identification
Plagithmysus perrottetiae is linked with Perrottetia in the published Kauaʻi host index. This supports a specific native-plant association rather than inferring a host from the beetle’s name. Host-dependent immature development and the winged adult stage should be distinguished when interpreting observations. An adult captured away from Perrottetia would not by itself invalidate the rearing-based host history, and a plant record alone does not measure the current beetle population.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Catalog explicitly lists Kauaʻi I.
Evidence limits
The cited observations describe the evidence currently available for this account. They do not establish a complete life history or a measured current Kauaʻi population trend.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Plagithmysus perrottetiae
- Family
- Cerambycidae
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Endemic — Kauaʻi
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Plagithmysus perrottetiae is linked with Perrottetia in the published Kauaʻi host index.